Transom-equipped door



' Sept. 23; 1941.

Filed June 19, 1940 J. M. SCOTT TRANSOM-EQUIPPED DOOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1- In ventor JOHN M; 5 COTT,

\ By QM A iiomey Sept. 23, 1941. M, SCOTT 2,256,854

' TRANSOM-EQUIPPED-DOOR Filed June 19, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l' "23 Igl- Inventor JOHN M. Sco-r'r,

A tiorney Patented Sept. 23, 1941 7 2,256,854 v TRANsoM-Eomrrlzp noon .f John M. se ta, McConnelsville, Ohio Application run 'ia, 1940,, Serial No. is lsvo 1 claim; (oil SSE-187):

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This invention relates broadly to doors, ;and more particularly to doors of the type provided for ventilating the room or the like, in the entrance in which the door is mounted.

In accordance with the present invention the door is provided, as a material part thereof, with a transom in the form of a ventilating opening provided in the door and a framed transparency hingedly mounted on the door for normally closing the opening; together with means for holding the frame mounted transparency in any one of a number of positions of adjustment.

Further in accordance with the present invention there is provided an improved opening pole or device to facilitate the opening of the transom and the securing of the same in the desired position of adjustment.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of the upper portion of a door having a transom mounted therein in accordance with the present invention; the door being viewed from one side thereof.

Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure 1 but viewing the door from the side thereof opposite to that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional View through the door with the transom in closed position. Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but with the transom in an open position of adjustment, and

Figure 5 is a perspective View of a pole for use in facilitating the moving of the transom to the selected position of adjustment.

Referring more in detail to the drawings it will be seen that 5 indicates generally a door,

which latter may be of any suitable construction, but which, in accordance with the present invention has provided in the upper portion of the frame thereof a ventilating opening 6. At one side of the door and extending along the upper and vertical end edges of the opening 6 is a stop head 1, while at the lower edge of the opening the frame of the door is provided with a rabbeted edge as at 8, and an extended transverse ledge as at 9 so that, to an extent, the ventilating opening will not be readily noticed as being formed in the door structure.

For normally closing the opening 6 is a panel indicated generally by the reference numeral [0.

The panel I!) comprises a frame ll of wood or other suitablematerial-that fits neatly within the opening 6 and at its bottomedge is hinged to the door at theside-thereof oppositeto the bead! through the medium of-.a;pair--of-hingesl2.

The bottom member of the frame I l at the edge thereof opposite to the hinges I2 is provided with a depending lip [3 that seats against the rabbeted edge 8 when the panel I!) is in the fully closed position as shown in Figure 3, thus giving a neat, finished appearance to the structure.

Mounted in the frame-I l is a transparency M which may be a pane of glass or any othertransparent material, and the same is secured within the frame H by retaining strips [5 that are arranged as best shown in Figures 1 and 2 t give a highly ornamental appearance to the transom.

Suitably mounted on the door 5 at the upper edge of the opening 6 is a. keeper plate IS with which coacts a spring-projected slide bolt l'l forming part of a latch assembly l8 suitably mounted in the top member of the frame II.

The assembly l8 also includes a knob-equipped operating rod l9 to facilitate retraction of the bolt l1.

Also in accordance with the present invention there are pivoted within the opening 6 at opposite ends of the opening, and as indicated at 20, one end of links 2|.

The links 2| are provided with longitudinal slots 22 that accommodate studs 23 that project outwardly from the opposite ends of the frame II, and are cooperable with notches 23 provided as shown in the links 2| for securing, in an obviousmanner, the transom panel II] at the desired open position of adjustment.

As will be clear from a study of Figures 1 and 2, the end members of the frame II are suitably grooved to accommodate the links 2| when the transom is in the fully closed position shown in Figure 3.

To facilitate pulling down on the knob [9 to retract the bolt I! whereby to free the panel I0 so as to swing the same to open position, I provide a pole 25 that at one end has suitably secured thereto and as indicated generally at 26, an eye or loo-p 21 of wire rod or other suitable mate-rial that may be readily engaged, in an obvious manner, with the knob of the bolt-retracting rod I9. With the eye 2''! so engaged with the knob of said retracting rod one may, by pulling downwardly on the pole and, keeping the eye 21 engaged with the knob !9, control the outward swinging movement of the panel Ii! until the studs 23 have been engaged with the selected notches 24, at which point 25, cause the latch bolt I! to retract,

the transom panel l0 will be in the desired open position of adjustment.

Obviously the pole 25 may be likewise used to advantage to facilitate moving the panel [0 to a completely closed position.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a door having as an integral part thereof a transom whereby the door will be found especially desirable for use where ventilating transoms are not already provided, and above the door opening, as is generally the case.

It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, utility and advantages of a transom-equipped door embodying the features of the present invention will be had without a more detailed description thereof. 4

It is also to be understood that while I have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is in no wise intendedto restrict the invention to the precise details of construction, combination and arrangement of elements as herein illustrated. other than may be required by the prior art and scope of the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A door having in the upper portion thereof and spaced downwardly from the top edge of the door a ventilating opening, a bead on one face of the door and extending around the top and sides of the opening and overlapping the opening to form stop means, the lower wall of the opening being stepped to form a vertical shoulder intermediate the faces of the door, a ledge extending from that face of the door to which the head is secured with the upper face of the ledge forming a continuation of the low part of the stepped bottom wall of the opening, a panel member for closing the opening and hinged at its lower edge to that side of the door opposite the side having the bead and ledge thereon, said panel having a lip on its lower edge, the inner edge of which engages the shoulder when the panel is in closed position with portions of the panel engaging the bead when the panel is closed and latch means for holding the panel in closed position.

JOHN M. SCOTT. 

